Intelligence

Definition

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Intelligence is the ability of children to learn about, learn from, understand, and interact
with their environment. This ability includes: The capacity of knowledge and the ability
to acquire it. The capacity to adapt to new environments or to changes within one
environment. The capacity for original and productive thought. The capacity for reason
and abstract thought. The ability to comprehend relationships. The ability to evaluate
and judge.

Measuring Intelligence

Measuring intelligence is usually to identify
children with special needs, such as children who
are gifted of children who have mental
retardation.

Ways to Measure

IQ test, or Teacher's
observations.

How Children Acquire
Intelligence?

Children learn how to be flexible with their academic and social skills, and be
sensitive to other people. They learn how to use advanced oral skills, such as
sophisticated vocabulary and colorful speech. They learn how to process new
information quickly, and find relationships among diverse ideas. They gain the
ability to solve challenging problems, use sophisticated learning strategies,
and apply previously learned strategies in new situations.